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08/31/2007

DEMO Celebrates Past Demonstrators’ Successes; A Round Up of August DEMO Demonstrator News

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA.- August 31, 2007 – Twice each year, an influential mix of business development executives, industry insiders, investors and press gather together at the influential DEMO ( http://www.demo.com ) technology conferences to witness the launch of 70 compelling new products. Hand-selected from across the spectrum of the IT market, these products provide insight into the state of the industry and uncover the current trends in product development and investing.

"It's not easy for a product to be selected for a DEMO event," said Chris Shipley ( http://www.demo.com/conferences/demofall07/producer.php ), product analyst and executive producer of the DEMO conferences. "The tough selection criteria my team and I employ mean that each product that debuts at DEMO is a winner. We see this immediately at each event and for years later, as each product goes on to achieve greatness in a variety of ways."

In August, several past demonstrator companies announced impressive new achievements, including:

— Video ringtone sharing company Vringo

( http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2007/91373.php ) (DEMO 2007)

announced the closing of its Series B round of funding, with $12

million in a round led by private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The

company said it will use the financing to fund its global expansion as